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| Baby Faith remains seriously ill | Baby Faith remains seriously ill |
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| A baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them. | |
| Hope Williams died on Tuesday night after an operation at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. | Hope Williams died on Tuesday night after an operation at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. |
| Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to her and sister Faith at another London hospital on 26 November. | Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to her and sister Faith at another London hospital on 26 November. |
| Surgeons have given Faith, who was still in a stable condition in intensive care on Thursday, a 50-50 chance of survival. | Surgeons have given Faith, who was still in a stable condition in intensive care on Thursday, a 50-50 chance of survival. |
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| Professor Agostino Pierro, head of the surgical team, said Hope's lungs proved too small to support her breathing after the separation. | Professor Agostino Pierro, head of the surgical team, said Hope's lungs proved too small to support her breathing after the separation. |
| The twins were delivered by Caesarean section at London's University College Hospital last Wednesday with a combined weight of 4.8kg (10.5lb). | The twins were delivered by Caesarean section at London's University College Hospital last Wednesday with a combined weight of 4.8kg (10.5lb). |
| They were later transferred to Great Ormond Street. | They were later transferred to Great Ormond Street. |
| The sisters were joined from the breastbone to the top of the navel and had a shared liver but separate hearts. | The sisters were joined from the breastbone to the top of the navel and had a shared liver but separate hearts. |
| Mrs Williams and her husband Aled, 28, from Anglesey, were with Hope when she died. | |
| The hospital had wanted to wait until the twins were stronger before carrying out the operation, but it was brought forward after their health gave cause for concern. | |
| Mrs Williams is believed to be the youngest mother of conjoined twins in Britain. | |
| The condition, which is extremely rare, occurs when the single egg from which identical twins develop fails to divide properly after conception. | |
| Medical staff warned Mrs Williams and her husband that their babies might not survive after a 12-week scan revealed the problem but they refused to consider a termination. |